Matej 23
1 Tada Isus prozbori mnoštvu i svojim učenicima:
Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples,
2 “Na Mojsijevu stolicu zasjedoše pismoznanci i farizeji.
“The scribes and the Pharisees sit on Moses' seat.
3 Činite dakle i obdržavajte sve što vam kažu, ali se nemojte ravnati po njihovim djelima jer govore, a ne čine.
Therefore observe and do all that they tell you to observe. But do not do what they do, for they say things and do not do them.
4 Vežu i ljudima na pleća tovare teška bremena, a sami ni da bi ih prstom makli.
They bind burdens that are heavy and hard to bear and lay them on people's shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them.
5 Sva svoja djela čine zato da ih ljudi vide. Doista, proširuju zapise svoje i produljuju rese.
They do all their works to be seen by others. They make their phylacteries wide and the fringes of their garments long.
6 Vole pročelja na gozbama, prva sjedala u sinagogama,
They love the place of honor at banquets, the best seats in the synagogues,
7 pozdrave na trgovima i da ih ljudi zovu 'Rabbi'.
greetings in the marketplaces, and when others call them ‘Rabbi, Rabbi.’
8 Vi pak ne dajte se zvati 'Rabbi', jer jedan je učitelj vaš, a svi ste vi braća.
But you are not to be called ‘Rabbi,’ for there is one who is your instructor, the Christ, and you are all brothers.
9 Ni ocem ne zovite nikoga na zemlji jer jedan je Otac vaš - onaj na nebesima.
And do not call anyone on earth your father, for there is one who is your Father, he who is in heaven.
10 I ne dajte da vas vođama zovu, jer jedan je vaš vođa - Krist.
Neither are you to be called instructors, for there is one who is your instructor, the Christ.
11 Najveći među vama neka vam bude poslužitelj.
But he who is greater among you must be your servant.
12 Tko se god uzvisuje, bit će ponižen, a tko se ponizuje, bit će uzvišen.”
For whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.
13 “Jao vama, pismoznanci i farizeji! Licemjeri! Zaključavate kraljevstvo nebesko pred ljudima; sami ne ulazite, a ne date ući ni onima koji bi htjeli.”
“But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you devour widows' houses and for a pretense make long prayers. Therefore you will receive a more severe judgment.
“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you shut people out of the kingdom of heaven. You yourselves do not enter, nor do you let in those who are trying to enter.
15 “Jao vama, pismoznanci i farizeji! Licemjeri! Obilazite morem i kopnom da pridobijete jednog sljedbenika. A kad ga pridobijete, promećete ga u sina paklenoga dvaput goreg od sebe.” (Geenna g1067)
“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you cross sea and land to make a single convert, and when he has become one, you make him twice as much a son of hell as yourselves. (Geenna g1067)
16 “Jao vama! Slijepe vođe! Govorite: 'Zakune li se tko Hramom, nije ništa. Ali ako se zakune hramskim zlatom, veže ga zakletva.'
“Woe to you, blind guides, who say, ‘If anyone swears by the temple, it is nothing; but if anyone swears by the gold of the temple, he is bound by his oath.’
17 Budale i slijepci! Ta što je veće: zlato ili Hram što posvećuje zlato?
You fools and blind men! Which is greater, the gold or the temple that makes the gold sacred?
18 Nadalje: 'Zakune li se tko žrtvenikom, nije ništa. Ali ako se zakune darom što je na njemu, veže ga zakletva.'
You also say, ‘If anyone swears by the altar, it is nothing; but if anyone swears by the gift on the altar, he is bound by his oath.’
19 Slijepci! Ta što je veće: dar ili žrtvenik što dar posvećuje?
You fools and blind men! Which is greater, the gift or the altar that makes the gift sacred?
20 Tko se dakle zakune žrtvenikom, kune se njime i svime što je na njemu.
Therefore, whoever swears by the altar swears by it and by everything on it.
21 I tko se zakune Hramom, kune se njime i Onim koji u njemu prebiva.
And whoever swears by the temple swears by it and by him who dwells in it.
22 I tko se zakune nebom, kune se prijestoljem Božjim i Onim koji na njemu sjedi.”
And whoever swears by heaven swears by the throne of God and by him who sits upon it.
23 “Jao vama, pismoznanci i farizeji! Licemjeri! Namirujete desetinu od metvice i kopra i kima, a propuštate najvažnije u Zakonu: pravednost, milosrđe, vjernost. Ovo je trebalo činiti, a ono ne propuštati.
“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you tithe mint, dill, and cumin, yet you have neglected the weightier matters of the law: justice, mercy, and faith. These you ought to have practiced without neglecting the other things.
24 Slijepe vođe! Cijedite komarca, a gutate devu!”
You blind guides, who strain out a gnat but swallow a camel!
25 “Jao vama, pismoznanci i farizeji! Licemjeri! Čistite čašu i zdjelu izvana, a iznutra su pune grabeža i pohlepe.
“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you cleanse the outside of the cup and the dish, but the inside is filled with the fruits of your robbery and unrighteousness.
26 Farizeju slijepi! Očisti najprije nutrinu čaše da joj i vanjština bude čista.”
Yoʋ blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and the dish, and then the outside of them will also be clean.
27 Jao vama pismoznanci i farizeji! Licemjeri! Nalik ste na obijeljene grobove. Izvana izgledaju lijepi, a iznutra su puni mrtvačkih kostiju i svakojake nečistoće.
“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like whitewashed tombs, which appear beautiful on the outside, but inside they are full of the bones of the dead and all uncleanness.
28 Tako i vi izvana ljudima izgledate pravedni, a iznutra ste puni licemjerja i bezakonja.”
In the same way, you also appear righteous to others on the outside, but inside you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.
29 “Jao vama, pismoznanci i farizeji! Licemjeri! Gradite grobnice prorocima i kitite spomenike pravednicima
“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you build the tombs of the prophets and adorn the graves of the righteous,
30 te govorite: 'Da smo mi živjeli u dane otaca svojih, ne bismo bili njihovi sudionici u prolijevanju krvi proročke.'
and you say, ‘If we had been alive in the days of our fathers, we would not have been participants with them in shedding the blood of the prophets.’
31 Tako sami protiv sebe svjedočite da ste sinovi ubojica proroka.
Therefore you bear witness against yourselves that you are the sons of those who murdered the prophets.
32 Dopunite samo mjeru otaca svojih!”
Fill up, then, the measure of your fathers.
You serpents, you brood of vipers! How will you escape being sentenced to hell? (Geenna g1067)
34 Zato evo ja šaljem vama proroke i mudrace i pismoznance. Jedne ćete od njih ubiti i raspeti, druge bičevati po svojim sinagogama i progoniti od grada do grada
Therefore, behold, I am sending you prophets, sages, and scribes. Some of them you will kill and crucify, and some of them you will flog in your synagogues and persecute from town to town.
35 da tako na vas dođe sva pravedna krv, prolivena na zemlji od krvi Abela pravednoga pa do krvi Zaharije, sina Barahijina, kojega ubiste između Hrama i žrtvenika.
As a result, all the righteous blood that has been shed on earth will come upon you, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah son of Barachiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar.
36 Zaista, kažem vam, sve će to doći na ovaj naraštaj!”
Truly I say to you, all these things will come upon this generation.
37 “Jeruzaleme, Jeruzaleme, koji ubijaš proroke i kamenuješ one što su tebi poslani! Koliko li puta htjedoh okupiti djecu tvoju kao što kvočka okuplja piliće pod krila, i ne htjedoste.
“O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to yoʋ! How often I have wanted to gather yoʋr children together as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were not willing!
38 Evo, napuštena vam kuća.
Behold, your house is left to you desolate.
39 Doista, kažem vam, odsada me nećete vidjeti dok ne reknete: Blagoslovljen Onaj koji dolazi u ime Gospodnje!”
For I tell you, from now on you will certainly not see me until you say, ‘Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!’”
